Who invested in Birdstop

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$9.2Mraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

$4.6MVenture$4.6MGrant

Latest round: Grant, $4.6MSept 2026
Investors: 5

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026

$4.6MVenture$4.6MGrant

First round: Venture, $4.6M
Biggest round: $4.6M
Between rounds: 13 months

The rounds

Sept 2026
Grant$4.6M1 new3 returning
Source recorded
Aug 2025
Venture$4.6M4 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $4.6M sold, first sale Aug 2025

Founders and team

From Birdstop's own website: 1 founder, 9 on the team.

Keith MiaoFounder and CEO

Sophie SchafferChief of Staff
Jatin KolekarVP of Engineering
Alex McGrawAviation Compliance Manager
Avinash NarisettySenior Software Engineer
Doug MuhlbauerPrincipal Software Engineer
Erin OlejnikImplementation Manager
Hunter PruittSenior Manufacturing Manager
Mike BucciDirector of Sales
Nathan NouhanMechanical Design Engineer II

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Venture2025Grant2026

Everyone who backed them

TechstarsVC firm2rounds

Correlation VenturesVC firm2rounds

Anorak VenturesVC firm2rounds

Alumni VenturesVC firm1round

Lerer HippeauVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list Birdstop as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.